Lambertville woman reported missing

By
Scott Ketterer, The Trentonian

Sunday, January 27, 2013

NEW HOPE, Pa. — The search is on for 39-year-old Sarah Majoras who has been missing since early Saturday morning.

Majoras left John and Peter’s on South Main Street after 2 a.m. Saturday and has not been seen since, according to friends. Majoras is a well-liked bartender at the popular area hot spot, but was out with friends at the bar before she disappeared.

Friends and coworkers said she left on foot and was headed toward the bridge to cross back to her home in Lambertville. She shares a place with her boyfriend on North Union Street in Lambertville.

Her boyfriend, Adam Baker, called the bar looking for her when she did not return home.

“It was a normal night at the bar,” said manager Patty Gabriel in a phone interview. “She walked home like she always does, over the bridge (New Hope-Lambertville Toll Supported Bridge) and onto her street — she’s done it a million times.”

Gabriel said that search parties had been out looking for the bartender, who Gabriel called a fixture in the community.

“She’s not into any drugs, she didn’t get into an altercation with anyone at the bar,” said Gabriel. “No one was trying to go after her, we just want to find her.”

The mayors of both Lambertville and New Hope as well as police are involved in the search for Majoras, Gabriel said.

New Hope merchants also are being asked to review any security camera footage that might show Majoras at the time of her disappearance.

Gabriel told The Trentonian that search parties have been out trying to find Majoras who has worked at John and Peter’s for more than 16 years.

Friends were canvassing New Hope and the surrounding area, posting flyers and talking with business owners hoping to help locate the missing woman.

Flyers could be seen in the windows of businesses and attached to utility poles and car windows up and down Main Street in New Hope.

Majoras was last seen wearing a green camouflage army jacket, white knit cap, and glasses. She is 5 foot 4 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds.

Friends reported on Facebook, which had become a communication lifeline for friends as they searched for Majoras. Near constant updates on progress flowed throughout the day.

Many friends wished her well and hoped for the best possible outcome, while others relayed information regarding the search through the social network.

Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony Kearns told the The Trentonian that police were exhausting every resource the had available to them, including the use of a New Jersey State police helicopter and search and rescue dogs.

Kearns said that the disappearance seems to be atypical because the bartender was well-known and well-liked.

When asked if he believed foul play may be a factor, Kearns responded that it does not appear to be a case of foul play at this time, but it was not being ruled out.

“It’s still an active investigation,” said Kearns. “We’re treating the case like a missing person case at this point.”

The Hunterdon County Prosecutors office said that investigators were speaking to anyone that may have had contact with Majoras before she went missing.

A search of the Delaware River is also underway by the Lambertville Rescue Squad and Garden State Underwater Search & Rescue.

Anyone having information on the missing woman is asked to call either the New Hope Police Department at (215) 862-3033, Lambertville Police Department at (609) 397-3132 or contact John & Peter’s in New Hope (215) 862-5981.